Canadian Merchandise Trade by Free Trade Agreement and Commodity

Statistics Canada provides customs-based data on international merchandise imports and exports. Records are grouped by free trade agreement status and commodity using the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS). Data is not seasonally adjusted.

Use Cases

• Analyze import and export value trends for specific NAPCS commodity groups across free trade agreement partners.
• Compare total trade values for country groups with active free trade agreements versus those under negotiation.
• Model the impact of free trade agreement status on trade flows for different NAPCS divisions or sections.

Strengths

• Data is provided by Statistics Canada, the national statistical office.
• Trade values are available at multiple NAPCS aggregation levels: section, division, or group.
• Covers country groups with existing free trade agreements and those under negotiation or discussion.

Limitations

• Data is on a customs basis and not seasonally adjusted, limiting direct economic cycle analysis.
• Specific record counts, file sizes, and column details are unavailable for assessing scale.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Customs-based international merchandise trade data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Canada's trade with country groups under free trade agreements or negotiations.